My Kids Schools And The Effects They Have On Me

For the Mary Mother of Joseph would someone please explain to me what has happened to common sense in today's world. Both on my kids go to some great schools, both are brand new, both have great teachers. Stop let me rephrase that there are several teachers that are great the rest should have to sit in own their class and listen to themselves. I have had to talk with several of these teachers and I can honestly say WOW common sense was not passed down to them from their parents. You know what I am talking about ms. reading teacher.
   OK OK I am getting off track from the course which sometimes I do( oh look a big fluffy kitty) see I told you so. So last month both of my beautiful children one who is in choir and the other in band both made all county so that means extra practices to get ready for there all county choir and band concert. This is how is broke down both have practices on Monday night at 6:00 pm for two hrs. Now they were told regardless of sickness or death you must be at every practice OR You will not be able to be in the concert or be able to try out for the next two yrs. Well I say BULLSHIT! Not only are both their practices the same night but they are close to 15 to  20 miles apart from one another. Madi has practice in Orange Park at a not so safe High School while Sarah has to go the middle of the country to another school. Now here is my problem as a parent which I don't think the schools take in consideration, well hell I know they don't. Missy has to leave her job early and pick both of them up due to she is the closest to them, drop Madi off before six just in order to get Sarah to hers before six so she doesn't get in trouble. Now living in Jacksonville or Orange Park you have to learn how to drive in some of the worst traffic imaginable, just think of Nascar on Steroids, now Florida does not get ice or snow like Arkansas but we get rain and when it rains it pours and there is no such thing as a drainage system here in Jacksonville, so water is standing on every highway and backs road. So our rain is like Arkansas ice and these people down here haul ASS no matter what the weather is doing. Hence wrecks and I mean a lot of wrecks. I guess what I am trying to say here is why don't schools take in consideration of the parents anymore why does practice have to be during a weekday. Hey here is an idea how about on a Saturday morning from 8 to 10 or 9 to 11, that way no one has to rush around rush hour traffic with kids scared to death due to their parents driving and the fact they don't want to get in trouble if their late to practice.
   Now some of you might be saying well Danny why don't you help, well I do. I now get off early enough to pick Madi up and run her to her practice and have there at 6 and picked up by 8. I guess my problem is more of opinion, I just don't get it anymore it seems schools now a days are making it harder on the parents than it should be. Or is it I am just used to the way Arkansas schools were, or am I just getting older and did my parents have the same grip.
   So till next time remember there our kids and we love them no matter what school activities there in its just pay back for what we put our parents thru LOL.